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2011: the technology year in reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/29/2011-year-review-technology
From Microsoft to Android, from Nokia to RIM to Samsung, past the hackers and breakins, to the death sentence on Flash and the rise of HTML5, the continuing death of privacy and patents everywhere – it's been quite a year<p>In retrospect, 2011 was a year of enormous change in the computing and internet industry – although it was one in which the ground was laid, rather than coming immediately to fruition. </p><p>What changes? </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/29/2011-year-review-technology">Continue reading...</a>TechnologySmartphonesAndroidAppleTablet computersNokiaBlackBerryHTML5LulzSecAnonymousHackingData protectionPrivacyMobile phonesSamsungBlackBerry corporationWindows PhoneSonyPlaystationFacebookGoogleThu, 29 Dec 2011 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/29/2011-year-review-technologyPhotograph: Beawiharta/Reuters2011 saw Samsung take the smartphone lead, with Android the dominant operating system. Photograph: Beawiharta/ReutersPhotograph: Beawiharta/Reuters2011 saw Samsung take the smartphone lead, with Android the dominant operating system. Photograph: Beawiharta/ReutersCharles Arthur2011-12-29T10:55:00ZTech Weekly podcast: 2011 reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2011/dec/20/tech-weekly-apple-google-rim-jobs-hp-audio
Aleks Krotoski is joined by Charles Arthur and TechCrunch Europe's editor Mike Butcher to look back at social media's influence on protest and revolution, the death of Steve Jobs, and the fortunes of Google, Apple, Microsoft, HP, RIM and Nokia<p>In our end of year review we look at the biggest stories in tech from 2011, and also look into our crystal balls to see what treats 2012 might have in store.</p><p>Aleks Krotoski, Charles Arthur and TechCrunch Europe's Mike Butcher begin by looking at the effect social networks such as Twitter and Facebook had on the revolutions and protests in the Middle East this year, as well as the effect of BlackBerry's BBM on the UK riots in August.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2011/dec/20/tech-weekly-apple-google-rim-jobs-hp-audio">Continue reading...</a>Arab and Middle East unrestSocial mediaSocial networkingProtestHackingCybercrimeInternetSteve JobsAppleVoice recognitioniPhoneCloud computingHewlett-PackardBlackBerryNokiaMobile phonesTablet computersComputingWindows PhoneSymbianGoogleGoogle+Eric SchmidtLarry PageAndroidIntellectual propertySamsungTechnology startupsEntrepreneursPolitics and technologyGamesNintendo3DSPlaystationMobileModern WarfareSonyPS VitaWiiGrand Theft AutoTechnologyWorld newsMediaLawBusinessCultureTue, 20 Dec 2011 18:13:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2011/dec/20/tech-weekly-apple-google-rim-jobs-hp-audioPhotograph: Stringer/Iraq/ReutersArab spring Photograph: Stringer/Iraq/ReutersPhotograph: Stringer/Iraq/ReutersArab spring Photograph: Stringer/Iraq/ReutersPresented by Aleks Krotoski and produced by Scott Cawley2011-12-20T18:13:21ZThe Guide's best games of 2011https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/17/the-guides-best-games-of-2011
It's Nick Gillett versus dragons, robots and evil clouds in his Best Of 2011<p>Though release schedules were as skewed as ever towards Christmas, enough games arrived in the early part of 2011 to ensure that there are already some gems in the bargain bins. Whether you like to play on your phone, computer or massive TV, it's been a very good year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/17/the-guides-best-games-of-2011">Continue reading...</a>GamesCultureTechnologySat, 17 Dec 2011 00:05:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/17/the-guides-best-games-of-2011Photograph: PRLegend Of Zelda: Skyward SwordPhotograph: PRLegend Of Zelda: Skyward SwordNick Gillett2011-12-17T00:05:32ZSteve Jobs remembered by Stephen Wolframhttps://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/dec/11/steve-jobs-obituary-stephen-wolfram
The inspirational Apple leader's revolutionary talents were apparent long before the iPod came along<p>I met Steve Jobs nearly a quarter of a century ago when he had left Apple and was working on building his NeXT computer and I was working on building the first version of our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematica" title="">Mathematica</a> software system. Our first meeting was classic Steve Jobs. He explained that he expected that what he was doing would change the world and, by the way, make a lot of money too. And he told me he was picking all sorts of bold new hardware and software technologies for his computer and he wanted one of them to be Mathematica.</p><p>Steve took a great interest in the development of Mathematica; in fact, it was he who suggested the name. Although the NeXT was not a commercial success, it was a shrewd move that led to the batch of computers at Cern on which Tim Berners-Lee first developed the web.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/dec/11/steve-jobs-obituary-stephen-wolfram">Continue reading...</a>Steve JobsAppleTechnologySun, 11 Dec 2011 00:05:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/dec/11/steve-jobs-obituary-stephen-wolframPhotograph: Tony Korody/ Tony Korody/Sygma/Corbis'Clarity': Steve Jobs in 1981. Photograph: Tony Korody/ Tony Korody/Sygma/CorbisPhotograph: Tony Korody/ Tony Korody/Sygma/Corbis'Clarity': Steve Jobs in 1981. Photograph: Tony Korody/ Tony Korody/Sygma/CorbisStephen Wolfram2011-12-11T00:05:00ZThe best games of 2011: Nathan Ditum's choicehttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/dec/11/best-games-2011-nathan-ditum
Batman: Arkham Asylum dazzled, Duke Nukem Forever disappointed and there was a welcome late appearance by a well-known plumber…<p>The traditional post-Christmas lull in quality gaming releases was notably absent in early 2011: the industry hit the ground running with <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/25/dead-space-2-review?INTCMP=SRCH" title=""><em>Dead Space 2</em></a>, now surely established as gaming's premier horror franchise, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/06/bulletstorm-ea-xbox-ps3-review?INTCMP=SRCH" title=""><em>Bulletstorm</em></a>, which had nowhere near the sales success its sense of fun deserved, and big-hitting PlayStation sequels <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/16/littlebigplanet-2-review?INTCMP=SRCH" title=""><em>LittleBigPlanet 2</em></a> and <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/feb/20/killzone-3-ps3-review?INTCMP=SRCH" title=""><em>Killzone 3</em></a>.</p><p>Soaring iOS hit <em>Tiny Wings</em> saw gamers through the lean patch that followed, along with technically impressive but undramatic shooter <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/03/crysis-2-game-review?INTCMP=SRCH" title=""><em>Crysis 2</em></a>. And speaking of undramatic, the launch of Nintendo's 3DS in March proved to be less explosive than most expected, with audience appetite apparently tempered by the absence of a certain iconic plumber from the launch line-up.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/dec/11/best-games-2011-nathan-ditum">Continue reading...</a>GamesTechnology3DSNintendoCultureSun, 11 Dec 2011 00:02:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/dec/11/best-games-2011-nathan-ditumPhotograph: Public DomainBatman: Arkham Asylum: ‘astonishing’.Photograph: Public DomainBatman: Arkham Asylum: ‘astonishing’.Nathan Ditum2011-12-11T00:02:00ZSporting Christmas gifts: DVDs, gadgets, gear, clobber and gameshttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/10/sporting-christmas-gifts
From the sublime Fire in Babylon to Mario Balotelli's ridiculous hat, what to put in people's stockings this year<p>An absolutely bumper year for sport on film was dominated by two disciplines. Cricket gave us <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004P9MVHC/ref=s9_simh_se_p74_d0_g74_i3?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;pf_rd_s=auto-no-results-center-1&amp;pf_rd_r=9DE6F3190D844BA19524&amp;pf_rd_t=301&amp;pf_rd_p=240112507&amp;pf_rd_i=frie%20in%20bably%20lomn" title=""><strong>Fire In Babylon</strong></a> (all titles available at amazon.co.uk), a rousing account of the 1970s West Indies side, of their brilliant cricket and, importantly, its part in their assertion of pride amid the racial and post-colonial politics of the time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/10/sporting-christmas-gifts">Continue reading...</a>SportDVD and video reviewsFilmGamesTechnologyCultureSat, 10 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/10/sporting-christmas-giftsPhotograph: CompositeMario Balotelli in his hat; a bottle-cap art T-shirt celebrating Spa’s Eau Rouge corner; and a classic Swiss army knife.Photograph: CompositeMario Balotelli in his hat; a bottle-cap art T-shirt celebrating Spa’s Eau Rouge corner; and a classic Swiss army knife.Giles Richards2011-12-10T23:00:00ZTechnology review 2011: Twitter rules, BlackBerry crumbles and TS Eliot is reimaginedhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/11/technology-review-2011-john-naughton
John Naughton, the Observer's Networker columnist, looks back on a momentous year for new technology<p><strong>Governments all over the world had to deal with the power of social networking – and their reactions were not exactly an endorsement</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/11/technology-review-2011-john-naughton">Continue reading...</a>AppleBlackBerryFacebookTwitterMark ZuckerbergNokiaHewlett-PackardSmartphonesInternetTechnologySat, 10 Dec 2011 22:03:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/11/technology-review-2011-john-naughtonPhotograph: Jeff Blackler/Rex FeaturesOld Street roundabout in London, aka 'the silicon roundabout', focal point of government fantasies about new jobs. Photograph: Jeff Blackler/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Jeff Blackler/Rex FeaturesOld Street roundabout in London, aka 'the silicon roundabout', focal point of government fantasies about new jobs. Photograph: Jeff Blackler/Rex FeaturesJohn Naughton2011-12-10T22:03:34Z